Compensation in a wrongful death case | Bangkok Post: business

CORPORATE COUNSELLOR

Wrongful death claims can result in the assessment of civil and criminal penalties on parties that may be far removed from the negligent actor. The impact could be seen on officers and directors, manufacturers and dealers, employees and employers, agents and principals, insured and insurers, among others. This article is written for corporations and their officers and directors and includes an overview of wrongful death actions, significant components of awards, and protection mechanisms.

A wrongful death action is brought by close relatives of the decedent for damages incurred as a result of the victim's death.

Liability is based on the concept of a "wrongful act" under Thai law, which is essentially an action in tort akin to a claim of negligence in common law jurisdictions.